FREDERICTON – To help mitigate the risk of forest fires, New Brunswick’s Energy and Resource Development Minister Rick Doucet has issued a ministerial order under the Forest Fires Act, ordering restrictions on forestry operations throughout the province. “The fire hazard in our province is at the highest level that we have observed in more than…
The U.S. lumber industry says it won’t accept the latest Canadian government proposal for a deal on softwood lumber, downplaying expectations any agreement is imminent, according to a story on Bloomberg Aug. 3. Media reports had said Canada and the U.S. were close to an agreement on a deal that would cap Canada’s share of…
With more than 4,910 square kilometres of land burned since spring, British Columbia is experiencing its most destructive wildfire season in years. Kevin Skrepnek of the B.C. Wildfire Service says 4,910 square kilometres of forest, brush and grassland have been burned, making this year the second worst in recorded history in terms of land lost,…
MONTREAL – The Québec Superior Court has approved the transaction involving the acquisition by Rayonier Advanced Materials of all of the outstanding shares of Tembec. The deal is structured as a statutory arrangement under Section 192 of the Canada Business Corporations Act. The transaction has already received shareholder approval and clearance from Germany’s Federal Cartel…
TORONTO – George Brown College plans to construct Ontario’s first tall wood institutional building. The planned 12-storey, carbon-neutral facility will be home to a Tall Wood Building Research Institute. Called “The Arbour”, it will serve as a living laboratory both during its construction and once complete, where students and researchers will learn to design, construct,…
OTTAWA – The Government of Canada released on July 27 its proposed federal action plan on the protection and recovery of the boreal caribou. In addition to plans and actions to protect and recover boreal caribou, the federal action plan also presents recovery measures that the Government of Canada is taking for boreal caribou, under…
The new owners of Hefler Forest Products in Middle Sackville, N.S., are slowing re-opening the shuttered sawmill, building on the solid foundation of the mill’s biomass power plant. The 3.1-megawatt power plant is under a 20-year contract with Nova Scotia Power. Stan Mason of Katalyst Wind and Trevor Hennigar of Hawthorne Capital purchased the lumber…
Tahtsa Group has rebuilt and upgraded Corewood Sawmill in Houston, B.C., to operate cooperatively with Canfor and Pinnacle Renewable Energy. An article on HoustonToday.com explains that Corewood will use low-grade material that is unsuitable for commodity lumber from a local Canfor mill. Corewood will extract value from the material in the form of other wood…
MONTRÉAL – Resolute Forest Products reported a net loss for the quarter ended June 30, 2017, of US$74 million, compared to a net loss of US$42 million in the same period in 2016. Sales were US$858 million in the quarter, down $33 million, or four per cent, from the second quarter of 2016. Excluding special…
VANCOUVER—To honor the safety efforts taking place across its operations, TimberWest recognized three contractors for their contribution and leadership in 2016 by awarding three Safety Leadership Awards. The three safety leaders are: Crew Safety Champion: Andy Harvie from Wolf Lake Logging Safety Leader in Innovation: Coastline Forest Group, Don Bahen and Mary DeLury Best Safety…